Bookmark



Jan. 1, 1929. 1,697,467

F. MAsHAK BOOKMARK Filed Aug. 31. '1927 Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

reati FRANK MASHAK, OF NEVTARK, NEW JERSEY. l

BOOKMARK.

Application filed August 31,: 1227. Serial No. 216,743.

The presentxinvention relates to abook mark, and aims to provide a novel and improved device oi this character which may be conveniently attached to a page ot a book in an eliicient manner so as to indicate the page a party left oit reading in order to continue reading the book.

Another object of the invention is the provision or' a book mark arranged in the form oi" a clip to be attached to a page ot a book in a manner so as not t-o mar or mutilate the page, as well as a book mark which will project but slightly beyond the pages of al book so as to have a neat appearance, yet readily indicate in a conspicuous manner a place in the book.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device. of the above indicated character, which is simple and substantial in construction, which can be manufactured economically, and which will be thoroughly efhcient and practical in use.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the.v

construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan of a book shown in open position with my improved book mark applied to a page thereof,

'Figure 2 is a plan of the mark,

Figure 3 is an edge elevation ofthe same, and

Figure 4e is a cross section taken on line el-l of Figure 1,

ln carrying out the invention l employ a strand of wire 10 which is bent back upon itw self intermediate its ends so as to provide a pair of parallel bars 11 which form a tongue 12. The bars 11 are bowed, as at 18, after eX- tending parallel to each other for a substantial distance, and are then twisted upon each other, as at 14. The strand of wire after being twisted has its opposite ends directed away from each other, as at 15, then extended downwardly, as at 16, in parallel spaced relation, and then the end 17 of the strand extends across, beneath the point where the strand of wire was bent upon itseli` to form the tongue 12, and is attached to the other end of the strand at the point 18. By referring to 'of the strands of wire into the pages when Figure 2 of the drawings, it can be seen that ai'ter the tongue 12 is formed withthe bowed portion 13 therein and the -strand twisted upon itself, as at la, the endso'f the wire from a rectangular traine arranged about the tongue. rlhe end ot thetongue is adapted to engage the end ot the rectangular l'rame, opposite that to which it is connected as at 19.

After the strand of wire has been in this shape it is flattened by stamping or running the same between a pair of rollers to shape the wire oblong in cross section, as clearly shown in Figure l of the drawings. By flattening the wire, the same will take up a minimum amount of space between the pages of a book so as to practically leave no openings between the pages of a book where the mark is arranged, as well as preventing the pressing the book is in closed position and subjected to pressure. By Ispacing the side portions 16 ott the frame of the book mark from the. tongue 12, it can be seen that the page of the book placed between the tongue and frame, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, is not subjected to sharp bends which would tend to mutilate the page. As the book mark is made of tempered metal, the tongue will always remain in the proper position independent of the fact that several pages or thick pages of a book have been held between the tongue and frame of the device. The bowed or yielding portion 13 will allow the tongue 12 to be easily moved away from the portion 17 of the frame .so as to permit the book mark to be readily slid upon the opposite sides ot' a page of a book.

When the book mark engages a page of the book, the portions 15 are the only parts that project beyond the edge or the book, whereby the appearance or' the latter is not aiected and yet the mark is suiificiently conspicuous to be seen when it is desired to locate a portion of the book which has been indicated by the placing of the book mark on a page thereof. Vhen the book mark is removed itis not distorted or otherwise injuredand being constructed of durable metal it can be used an indefinite number of times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A book mark made from a singleY strand of wire bent upon itself t-o Jform a tonguewith oppositely bowed portions at the. inner end thereof beyond which the wire is twisted together, and a frame cooperating with the tongue and extending around the same at a distance from opposite sides thereof, the portions of the wire at one end of the frame eX- tending in opposite directions from theinner end of the tongue.

2. A book mark comprising a strand of wire bent intermedia-te its ends to provide a longitudinal tongue, said strand being bowed and twisted together at the end of the bowed portion, the strand being bent into a rectangular trarne about the tongue with the lower portion of the traine in engagement with the end of the tongue.

3. A book mark comprising a strand of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide a longitudinal tongue, said strand being bowed and twisted together at the end of the bowed portion, the .strand being bent into a reet-angular frame about the tongue with the lower portion of the frame. in engagement with the end of the tongue andthe side portions at one side thereof, said side portions of the frame tongue, n

FRANK MASHAK.

being spaced considerable distances `from the 

